and remained in charge of the club until November, being himself sacked after headbutting a journalist. In 1995 he was in charge of União São João, but was relieved from his duties in March. In 1996 Serginho was in charge of another club he represented as a player, Portuguesa Santista, and took the side back to the first division of the Paulistão. He was in charge of São Caetano in the following year, and returned to Briosa in 1999. In 2000, after spells in charge of Remo and Araçatuba, Serginho returned to Santos as Geninho's assistant. In August 2001, he was definitely appointed manager, but he resigned shortly after. For the 2002 campaign, Serginho was in charge of former side Portuguesa Santista. He was still linked to Santos from 2002 to 2004, but was removed from his role as Leão was the manager. Returning as an assistant in 2005, he was also an interim after Vanderlei Luxemburgo's departure. On 29 February 2008, Serginho was appointed manager of Portuguesa Santista for the fourth time. On 8 August he returned to Santos as Márcio Fernandes' assistant. In July of the following year he became an interim, with his spell being marked by a push in a field reporter after a 3–3 home draw against Grêmio Barueri. On 23 July 2018, after the departure of Jair Ventura, Serginho returned to managerial duties after nearly nine years as an assistant. He returned to his previous duties after the appointment of Cuca. Chulapa left his coaching duties at Santos on 3 August 2022, after joining the club's idols programme. Managerial statistics Honours Player São Paulo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1977 Campeonato Paulista: 1975, 1980, 1981 Santos Campeonato Paulista: 1984 Individual Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer: 1983 (22 goals) Campeonato Paulista top scorer: 1975 (22 goals), 1977 (32 goals), 1983 (22 goals), 1984 (16 goals) References External links 1953 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Afro-Brazilian sportspeople Brazilian footballers Brazilian football managers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Primeira Liga players Süper Lig players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Turkey São Paulo FC players Marília Atlético Clube players Santos FC players Sport Club Corinthians